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Supplement warning for weight lifters -- important

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AndrewR

Lifer
A new study has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine which implicates the supplement 1,4-butanediol in 9 cases of illness, including two deaths. The supplement is contained in the following products: Thunder Nectar, InnerG, Liquid Gold, Serenity and Zen.

Here is the article for reference. That stuff is used as an industrial solvent! Geez. The FDA issued a warning about BD in 1999.

It's probably fine in small doses, but since these supplements are not subject to stringent controls, there's no way to tell what dose you are receiving. Be careful out there. 🙂
 
ecrespol, if i'm hearing you right you should be careful with blanket statements like that.

Ephedra has gotten a lot of negative publicity over the years ... and unfairly too might I add. Do you know that more people die and go to hospitals over aspirin abuse/overdose?

Ephedra is very well tolerated by the huge majority of consumers out there. Heck, they do major sports performance testing with it to determine upper levels of aerobic conditioning.

I seriously don't think that what the original poster is referring to is in any way, shape, or form even remotely similar to the relatively efficacy of Ephedra.

In any case, the industry has moved away from Ephedra to utilize other herbal equivalents like Sida Cordifolia and whatnot. Not because it has been shown to be unsafe ... but to take advantage of consumers who have been brainwashed with "ephedra = bad" hook, line and sinker
 
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